1. be somebody's fault: if something
is someone's fault , they are responsible for it, especially because they made
a mistake
例：
He played very well, and it is not his
fault we lost. （他表現(xiàn)得很好，我們隊(duì)輸了不是他的錯。）
be somebody's own fault (=when someone is responsible for something bad that happens to
them)
Marie failed the exam, but it was her own
fault - she didn't do any work. （瑪麗考試不及格，但是這都是她自己的錯，因?yàn)樗緵]復(fù)習(xí)。）
be somebody's fault (that)
I'm so sorry. It's my fault that we're so
late. （對不起，我們遲到這么久都怪我。）
be somebody's fault for doing something
Of course she was angry—but it's your fault
for telling her about the whole thing in the first place. （她當(dāng)然會生氣了，但你一開始把整件事告訴她就是個錯誤。）
the fault of somebody
Suggesting that our problems are the fault
of someone else won't solve anything. （現(xiàn)在，將我們的問題怪罪到別人頭上都不能解決問題。）
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2. be to blame: if someone or
something is to blame for a bad situation, they caused it
例：
When kids do badly at school, it's not
always the teachers who are to blame. （小孩在學(xué)校表現(xiàn)不好，也不要總是怪老師。）
be to blame for
Some people think television is to blame
for a lot of the problems in modern society. （有些人認(rèn)為現(xiàn)代社會很多問題都是由于電視造成的。）
She was as much to blame for the breakup of
their marriage as he was. （他倆的婚姻破裂，夫妻雙方都有責(zé)任。）
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3. be responsible: if someone is
responsible for an accident, crime etc., they caused it and they should be
punished for it
例：
The police are trying to find out who was
responsible. （警方正在努力查找肇事者。）
be responsible for
There is a reward for information leading
to the arrest of the people responsible for the explosion. （誰能提供線索抓捕爆炸案元兇，就能獲得獎賞。）
feel responsible (=think that something is your fault)
I knew the accident wasn't really my fault,
but I can't help feeling a little responsible. （我知道這起事故不全是我的責(zé)任，但我難辭其咎。）
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4. be at fault: if someone,
especially a group of people or an organization, is at fault, they are
responsible for something bad that has happened because they did not behave
correctly or did not take enough care
例：
The accident report found both drivers to
be at fault. （這起交通事故的報(bào)告表明，出事雙方的司機(jī)都有責(zé)任。）
be at fault for doing something
With regard to the chaos after the
earthquake, many people believe the government is at fault for not responding
quickly enough. （地震后引起騷亂，大家認(rèn)為這是因?yàn)檎畱?yīng)急不夠迅速。）
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5. only have yourself to blame: if
you only have yourself to blame for something bad that has happened, it is your
own fault that it happened and you should not feel sorry for yourself
例：
His wife's left him but he only has himself
to blame. （他太太離開了他，但是他覺得這全是自己的錯。）
only have yourself to blame for doing
something
I've only got myself to blame for losing
the race. （我輸了比賽，非常自責(zé)。）
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6. blame yourself: to think that it
is your fault that something bad has happened, so that you feel very upset or
ashamed
例：
You mustn't blame yourself—it wasn't your
fault. （這不是你的錯，你無需自責(zé)。）
Children sometimes feel responsible for
their parents divorcing and blame themselves. （父母離婚，孩子有時會感到自責(zé)。）
blame yourself for
He never stopped blaming himself for his
wife's death. （他一直對太太的死感到自責(zé)。）
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